Silica, Organic?

[Smokenpassout]

Is feeding plants silica considered non organic?

 

[AllenHaze]

It depends on the state of the element and if it is paired with another toxic element. Silica is used all the time in organics.

 

[hyroot]

depends on where it comes from. Theres naturally silica in aloe vera. I use aloe all the time.

 

[Cold$moke]

Lol if im not mistaken sand is silica right ?

or am I high

 

[rohis]

It really depends on where the sand is from.

From what I understand, plants want potassium silicate. It has to be in a very fine to be available to the plant. Raw solubles has a form of silica that's fully soluble, neutral ph, and fully organic.

Brown rice or Aloe like Hyroot said are good natural sources.

If you were trying to derive silica from sand, it would probably take far too long to break down to be of any use to the soil or plant.

 

[Cold$moke]

But technically is silica sand? lol

I alwaya just used botanicare silica blast

thanks for the helpful info

 

[rohis]

It's one of the main ingredients of sand.
But there are all kinds of minerals in sand.

Silica is specifically just oxidized silicon.. Similar to how we call oxidized Iron 'rust'... another component of sand.

 

[Smokenpassout]

I run all organic base nutrients and supplements. Thinking of adding botanicare's silica blast to the mix.

 

[Cold$moke]

Im a glass worker and if it werent for the saftey hazards

id try using the dust from work

but nah lol
silica blast works fine

 

[MistaRasta]

Horsetail is a great source of silica as well as aloe

 

[Cold$moke]

I run all organic base nutrients and supplements. Thinking of adding botanicare's silica blast to the mix.

Just remember if your using botanicates "organic" nutes
then dont feel bad about runnig silica blast

as most hard core organic growers would say the bot. Isnt really organic lol

use what you want its yoyr show

 

[Nullis]

Diatomaceous earth is like 90% silicon dioxide.

 

[radicaldank42]

for the horsetail, are you just adding the plan iinto the soiul or is their some extract or meal? cause I cant find it.

 

[foreverflyhi]

for the horsetail, are you just adding the plan iinto the soiul or is their some extract or meal? cause I cant find it.

Horsetail needs to be fermented .
Or cold , heat , cold strain can dillute but I use as is.

Also as for sillica, products that most rols user use because of cost is agsil and pro teck, both are not organic , I believe it has to do with the process of extracting it. But, it's used for a reason, and that's because it works and does not harm microbes

 

[Chronikool]

Rock or rock dust is high in Silica...itz a constant in my soil setup...